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Two Questions about the 26M Sam10429 at 6:08am 08.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/850 How does the 26M sail with just the jib up? (The MacGregor site touts sailing with just the main).
looking rich at 4:10am 08.06.05 Smaller Boats 0/633 A while ago I got a email from a member leading me to a 22 swing keel i contacted the person and the
rotted bulkhead repair sean at 3:45am 08.06.05 Other Sailboats 1/2957 Can anyone suggest how to repair rotted bulkheads without hauling out dropping mast and completely r
Keel gets stuck when lowering Jon76 at 3:32am 08.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1294 Ive recently bought a MacGregor 25 and have been spending the last few weeks cleaning it up and fixi
water in the watertight bulkhead Jon at 3:21am 08.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1015 I geting water in the watertight part of the hull of my 1975 daysailer '17. I'm sure it's not the dr
Pedestal Troubles avalonduet at 2:13am 08.06.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1015 Hi Y'all..On my Merriman/Yacht Specialties pedestal, there is a plastic housing under the compass
Asymetrical spinnaker size James Goodson at 1:36am 08.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/833 I'm in the process of buying a new asymetrical spinnaker and need advice about size. I'm considering
Water leakage from transom hull to deck seam John Richard at 1:32am 08.06.05 Big Boats 6/927 I have reported on the amount of bilge water in Jack's Place. After inspecting, I found my water he
Water Heater follow up John Richard at 1:24am 08.06.05 Big Boats 1/925 A few days ago I did a post on water heaters. Since, I have swapped out my old heater and replaced
Which Minn kota for Hunter 146? Odin at 11:55pm 08.05.05 Day Sailers 13/2417 I bought this amazing boat two weeks ago :-) However, since in my area wind sometimes diasappear unp
36-2 tri-cabin RAD at 11:22pm 08.05.05 Other Sailboats 2/1102 I'm a 32 ODay owner and I'm Looking at a 1986 Pearson 36-2 model for trade up. Any one have input on
Profurl Over Jeff Dunham at 11:14pm 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1129 Recently installed new Profurl system on my 30' Hunter but am having trouble properly adjusting the
RE: Sail Trim/Block Placement for Broad Reaching Rick9649 at 10:44pm 08.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1821 My '88 Hunter 28.5 has masthead rig and a 150% genoa. I go well with Close- and Beam Reaching, but m
Fuel filter Broke sailor SV Marcell at 10:18pm 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/929 I wanted to replace my factory installed Racor Filter (the kind that you can't see what's inside) wi
Ahoy Larry Dill - Q about fuel tank mounts dduelin at 9:44pm 08.05.05 Morgan 0/1451 Sometime ago Larry posted about how his M34's fuel tank was hung using turnbuckles from the saddles
In Need of Water Holding Tank Karl at 1:12pm 08.05.05 Morgan 4/1478 I have a crack in my large plastic water holding tank.Please advise of best place to order a new o
I have a chance mbechelb at 12:53pm 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1050 to leave our Mac26X in the water (fresh water lake)for 2 months, is that okay without bottom paint?
Newbie looking at $500 Cal 21 John and Sue at 12:42pm 08.05.05 Cal 6/435 I did a quick search of the archives but did not find what I needed so here's my question. I have
High moisture reading on deck Ken at 11:52am 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1400 Looking to buy a 1984 Catalina 30. Survey done and indicates high moisture in deck where standing r
genoa tracks Bob at 11:20am 08.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1341 Don,I want to place inboard genoa tracks for my 155,130 and 100. I know I need two tracks per side.

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End of the Season (1) Hunter216 at 4:11pm 11.04.20 @cb32863 Optical illusion due to camera or is that a really steep- long ramp to the water?
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Tally Ho at 4:00pm 11.04.20 the air draft for the 380 is 56'0". subtract your mast length from that then add the draft (7'6"??)
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Hunter216 at 3:51pm 11.04.20 Rudder damage, but hull intact. As the surge fell back, she settled gently to this spot. Perhaps t
Hunter 23.5 Rear Berth Crazy Dave Condon at 3:49pm 11.04.20 If you pass through the VA mountains you get to see a view of two mountain ranges , steak grass fed
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Crazy Dave Condon at 3:43pm 11.04.20 I do own a n scale stink potter
Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 3:36pm 11.04.20 Nice, thanks guys. Interestingly that's right across the river from another marina I intended to vis
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. duality at 3:15pm 11.04.20 the air draft for the 380 is 56'0". subtract your mast length from that then add the draft (7'6"??)
Chipped varnish jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.04.20 i have rebbeca's book on the desk here right next to my copy of 'high performance sailing' by bethwa
Questions for 26S owners Justin_NSA at 3:11pm 11.04.20 Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794 Good maintenance information on this one.
Chipped varnish dlochner at 3:07pm 11.04.20 You can fix it. It will take a long time to build up that 10 coat original build plus 36 annual mai
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Stu Jackson at 3:03pm 11.04.20 I did scour that site, just not the normal info people are looking for Here's what I'd do: Find t
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:58pm 11.04.20 This one is on a really nice trailer... and it comes with pub lights..:biggrin: https://www.sailboa
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:55pm 11.04.20 The M is usually outside my budget too. Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta dmax at 2:55pm 11.04.20 It's tough to see your baby like that but it seems your on the path to recovery - glad to hear Progr
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:54pm 11.04.20 That's the kind of thing you reminisce about some day when sitting on the front porch of the nursin
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 (2) Dan Wray at 2:47pm 11.04.20 Just some guy, in some cases this would do it but to get to everything on the transom one has to cra
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. sailme88 at 2:43pm 11.04.20 The measurement depends on the trailer... As an aside, a friend acquired a boat in San Diego and had
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? JoeWhite at 2:35pm 11.04.20 Yes, one can easily be fabricated such that when the VHF audio output is energised it will turn on a
Questions for 26S owners Mickyfin at 2:24pm 11.04.20 Amen! Sunset and moonrise at anchor... sippin' a beer and smoking a stoggie. That's the kind of t
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Hunter216 at 2:17pm 11.04.20 I did scour that site, just not the normal info people are looking for OK I thought maybe a member

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